Current consultation
We continue to engage across the entire sector on our new aged care laws. This will ensure everyone is ready for the start of the new Aged Care Act from 1 July 2025.
We will be progressively inviting feedback on some of Rules that will be made under the new Act.
The new Act will result in major changes across the aged care system. This consultation on the Rules is a valuable opportunity for:
- everyone to better understand what these changes will mean for them
- everyone to learn how the Rules will impact older people, and the quality of care they receive
- us to ensure the Rules accurately represent feedback collected through previous consultation
- providers to tell us what they need to prepare for the new Act.
We will publicly release the Rules in stages, and communicate via this page and our regular channels once the consultation period for each release opens.
Stage 1 release – Service list
The Stage 1 release contains the service list. This outlines the care and services that will be available to older people under the new laws.
You can submit feedback on the service list via our online form. Submissions close 31 October 2024.
New Aged Care Act Rules consultation – Release 1 – Service list
Previous consultation
The current consultation builds on feedback received on the foundations of the new Aged Care Act, the exposure draft of the Bill and separate consultations on related policy.
Last year, the Aged Care Taskforce conducted independent engagements to give expert advice on a range of design details, including services.
In addition, we conducted a survey in 2022, asking what aged care services should be included in the new Support at Home program. We received more than 1,700 responses from older people, their families and carers, providers and health professionals.
Much of the feedback we received in previous consultation has informed the drafting of the Bill that is now before the Parliament.
Exposure draft consultation
The feedback we received during consultation on the exposure draft of the Bill informed drafting of the Bill introduced to Parliament.
During the 12-week consultation, we:
- received over 320 submissions and more than 800 surveys
- heard from more than 10,000 people at our 3 webinars, 42 workshops and 5 roundtables.
This included:
- older people, their families and carers
- aged care providers and workers
- advocates and representatives
- volunteers
- researchers
- experts
- sector peaks, associations and unions.
Read more about we heard during this consultation in:
Foundations consultation
During consultation on the foundations of the new Aged Care Act, we received feedback from:
- 1,330 people who attended a webinar
- more than 400 people who attended workshops and roundtables
- 291 people who responded to our survey.
This included:
- older people, their families and carers
- aged care providers
- aged care workers
- sector peak organisations.
The feedback we received from this consultation informed our drafting of the Bill for the new Act.
Read more about what we heard during this consultation in:
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